Section: Application Domains

Social networking applications

Peer-to-peer messaging applications need to support protocol evolution. As next generation applications are being deployed, existing clients must continue to be able to interact with newer versions. Furthermore, legacy information must continue to be available after software updates.

We want to realize our vision of a protocol that uses object-oriented techniques to provide semantic extensibility at the protocol layer, thus ensuring that all applications that are created using this infrastructure benefit.

Secure multiparty compuation-based voting can be used to realize secure polls or even elections within social groups. Ultimately, the system might result in an integrated application that also includes file-sharing, conversation, payment and news distribution.